Wallerstein | |
|---|---|
 Von Jan House | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wallerstein within Donau-Ries district  | |
  Wallerstein  Wallerstein | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′N 10°26′E / 48.883°N 10.433°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Donau-Ries |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–29) | Georg Stoller[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.45 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,540 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86757 |
| Dialling codes | 09081 |
| Vehicle registration | DON |
| Website | www.markt-wallerstein.de |
Wallerstein is a municipality and former principality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.
It was first mentioned in 1238 as Steinheim. For generations ruled by the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein, in 1806 Wallerstein became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria by the process of mediatisation. The family still owns the Wallerstein Castle and its surrounding land.
Mayors
- 1972-2002: Manfred Schürer
- since 2002: Joseph Mayer
Culture and Sights
- Castle Wallerstein
- Castle rock
- Old Jewish burial ground
- One of only three German Marian and Holy Trinity columns
Gallery
Wallerstein, monument (die Pestsäule) and Catholic Parish Church of Saint Alban
St. Oswald Church
Notable inhabitants
Ludwig, Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein
- Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller (1579-1654), born in Wallerstein and later Rabbi of Prague, Nemirow and Krakow. He published a three-volume Mishnah commentary which is studied to this day.
- Louis of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1791-1870), Bavarian statesman and prince
- William Berczy (1744-1813), painter, colonist and architect, co-founder of Toronto
- German General Theodor Busse[3]
- Bernhard Mettenleiter (1822-1901), organist and composer
See also
- Synagogues of the Swabian type (Wallerstein)
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
- ↑ "Busse, Theodor Ernst Hermann August". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
Further reading
- Ludwig Brutscher: Wallerstein. Markt und Residenz. Beiträge zur Orts- und Grafschaftsgeschichte. Markt Wallerstein 1996.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wallerstein.
- Official website
(in German) - "Wallerstein, Bavaria: History of the coat-of-arms" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
- Amtliche Statistik (PDF; 1,3 MB)
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